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How has RAMSEY MAGNET SCHOOL OF SCIENCE changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
468
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 332
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT·NCES 160078000155
RAMSEY MAGNET SCHOOL OF SCIENCE
WEST 1351 KATHLEEN AVENUE, COEUR D'ALENE, ID 83815 · (208) 765-2010 · Kootenai County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL468 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Idaho public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Idaho public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
204 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 46%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 44% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ISAT 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
54.8%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
44.1%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Idaho schools, those numbers are about 53 and 44.
Source: ISAT. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like RAMSEY MAGNET SCHOOL OF SCIENCE
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAMSEY MAGNET SCHOOL OF SCIENCE this school | 468 | 43.6% | N/A |
| EDGEMONT GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IDAHO FALLS | 560 | 44.3% | N/A |
| CHUBBUCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHUBBUCK | 421 | 39.9% | N/A |
| MOUNTAIN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AMMON | 398 | 41.5% | N/A |
| INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL POCATELLO | 497 | 47.7% | N/A |
| TREATY ROCK ELEMENTARY POST FALLS | 379 | 45.6% | N/A |
Matched among Idaho elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where RAMSEY MAGNET SCHOOL OF SCIENCE ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Idaho | In Kootenai County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #190 of 323 | #22 of 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #129 of 319 | #20 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 468 | #87 of 393 | #4 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #118 of 295 | #9 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.3% | #174 of 296 | #3 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.6% | #188 of 328 | #8 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.1% | #14 of 208 | #1 of 16 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
468
-61 (-12%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 601
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 17.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 468 | 27.5 | 17.0:1 | 44% (204) |
| 2023-24 | 420 | 25 | 16.8:1 | 29% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 483 | 28 | 17.3:1 | 31% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 529 | 30 | 17.6:1 | 31% (163) |
| 2017-18 | 732 | 35.4 | 20.7:1 | 37% (270) |
| 2015-16 | 762 | 31 | 24.6:1 | 38% (291) |
| 2010-11 | 569 | 30 | 19.0:1 | 52% (296) |
| 2000-01 | 483 | 24 | 20.1:1 | 36% (173) |
| 1990-91 | 601 | 27 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RAMSEY MAGNET SCHOOL OF SCIENCE.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (732 to 468); teachers down 22% (35.4 to 27.5).
About RAMSEY MAGNET SCHOOL OF SCIENCE
RAMSEY MAGNET SCHOOL OF SCIENCE is a medium-sized elementary school located in COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 468 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Idaho is about 332 students, so this school is 41% larger than average.
COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT runs RAMSEY MAGNET SCHOOL OF SCIENCE along with 18 other schools, enrolling 9,915 students in total.
White students make up a majority at RAMSEY MAGNET SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, at 79%. The remaining shares are 10% Hispanic and 9% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Kootenai County's population at about 87%. Pick two students at random and there is a 36% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At RAMSEY MAGNET SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 17.0:1. On average, elementary schools in Idaho have 18.1:1, compared with 17.0:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 44% of enrollment. The gap from the 34% average for public schools in Kootenai County is 10 points.
RAMSEY MAGNET SCHOOL OF SCIENCE is graded B by allk12, scoring above 58% of Idaho public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Census Bureau estimates for Kootenai County show that the median household income is $81,861, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. RAMSEY MAGNET SCHOOL OF SCIENCE is one of 54 public schools in the county.
COEUR D'ALENE CHARTER ACADEMY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. The five-mile area around RAMSEY MAGNET SCHOOL OF SCIENCE holds at least 8 other public schools.
RAMSEY MAGNET SCHOOL OF SCIENCE has an NCES locale of City: Small.
Enrollment dropped 12% from its 2020-21 level of 529.
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Kootenai County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
181,996
Census ACS
Median income
$81,861
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
23,554 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT
- LAKE CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,530 students
- COEUR D'ALENE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,526 students
- WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 747 students
- CANFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 746 students
- LAKES MAGNET SCHOOLMiddle · 539 students
- SKYWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 518 students
Other schools in COEUR D'ALENE
- LAKE CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,530 students
- COEUR D'ALENE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,526 students
- WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 747 students
- CANFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 746 students
- COEUR D'ALENE CHARTER ACADEMY SCHOOLHigh · 593 students
- LAKES MAGNET SCHOOLMiddle · 539 students
Nearby schools
- COEUR D'ALENE CHARTER ACADEMY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 593
- WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 747
- LAKE CITY HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 1,530
- CDA JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER1.0 mi · 15
- SKYWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 518
- COEUR D'ALENE HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 1,526
Frequently asked questions
About RAMSEY MAGNET SCHOOL OF SCIENCEHow large is RAMSEY MAGNET SCHOOL OF SCIENCE?
RAMSEY MAGNET SCHOOL OF SCIENCE enrolls approximately 468 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does RAMSEY MAGNET SCHOOL OF SCIENCE serve?
RAMSEY MAGNET SCHOOL OF SCIENCE serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does RAMSEY MAGNET SCHOOL OF SCIENCE have?
RAMSEY MAGNET SCHOOL OF SCIENCE employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
What is the student diversity at RAMSEY MAGNET SCHOOL OF SCIENCE?
Student demographics at RAMSEY MAGNET SCHOOL OF SCIENCE are roughly 79% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is RAMSEY MAGNET SCHOOL OF SCIENCE in?
RAMSEY MAGNET SCHOOL OF SCIENCE is part of COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.